Interfaith Programs
UPF organizes programs that help build understanding, respect and cooperation among people of different faiths.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF - Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia - UPF-Zambia held a one-day seminar each month in 2010 for church leaders on “The Challenges of the Church in 21st Century.”
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF - Canada
Montreal, Canada - UPF-Montreal began year ten of monthly meetings with a November 24 gathering devoted to Women’s Perspectives on Peace. Three women of diverse backgrounds religiously, culturally, abd ethnicly were asked to offer insights.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Mai Hsien Chai, Assistant Secretary General, UPF-Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan - UPF-Taiwan organized four interreligious educational activities in 2010, each one featuring a morning seminar and afternoon tour of a religious site.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Qamrul A. Khanson
Toronto, Canada - UPF’s monthly meeting on November 13 addressed topics related to a broader understanding of different religions. Rev. Mitch Dixon talked about the scriptures of various religions, Abdul R. Qureshi presented a brief lecture on the Patriarch Abraham (peace be upon him), and Earl Smith talked about the common value of peace through the teachings of Scientology. Dr. Hoossen Auckberaullee appraised the members about ongoing UPF activities within the Central District of UPF-Canada.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Tomiko Duggan, Director, UPF Office of Embassy Relations, Washington, DC USA
Washington, DC, USA - Diplomats, professionals, and educators braved a violent storm to participate in educators a UPF consultation regarding the proposal for an interreligious council at the United Nations.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Rabbi Richard Gamboa, Manhig of Shéggel, Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia - The first interfaith wedding in my role as the prayer leader of Shéggel took place on October 30 in Bogotá, Colombia. In the ceremony, the groom (a Jew) and the bride (a Catholic) undertook the challenge of becoming ambassadors to promote interreligious reconciliation.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Qamrul A. Khanson
Toronto, Canada - The October 16 meeting of the UPF-Canada Central District included readings from World Scripture and information about principles of health, followed by reports about a visit to Saudi Arabia and participating in a UPF Interfaith Assembly in Korea.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF International
Interfaith Assembly 2010 proceedings.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Dr. Michael Balcomb, UPF-International
Seoul, Korea - The UPF Interfaith Assembly opened in Seoul Oct. 9, 2010 at the Cheon Bok Gung, the Unification community’s inspiring new sanctuary in Seoul, with a moving ceremony of prayers and readings from seven faith traditions.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Carolyn Handschin, UPF-UN Office in Geneva
Geneva and Bern, Switzerland - The Universal Peace Federation's United Nations Office in Geneva convened three consultations in August and September 2010 in Geneva and Bern on the proposal to establish an interreligious council at the UN.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UFP - Canada
Vancouver, Canada - Under the theme of "Tolerance, Religious Freedom and Interfaith Solidarity in times of Intolerance, Religious Bigotry and Chaos," UPF-Western Canada gathered Ambassadors for Peace and friends for a stimulating and intense discussion on September 30.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF - Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia - At a consultation sponsored by UPF-Georgia on September 25, participants discussed the prospects for building on interreligious efforts in Georgia to add support for the propsal for an interreligious council at the United Nations.